ABSTRACT
The Office of the Ombudsperson was established by the United Nations (UN) Security Council (UNSC) in Resolution 1904 (2009) 2 with the aim of addressing fair process concerns in the context of the use of targeted sanctions under the then Al-Qaida Taliban Sanctions regime. 3 Specifically, the Ombudsperson is mandated to receive requests for delisting from listed persons and entities, to review the same and ultimately provide the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UNSC with a report that sets out observations and a recommendation on delisting. The mandate of the Ombudsperson has subsequently been renewed on three occasions and is currently extended to late December 2017. 4
